Etymology

Whittingham

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Today it means: A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345). Full definition →

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From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.